Bottle seal



Nov. 15, 193s. A, SOLOMON 2,136,896

BOTTLE SEAL Filed Dec. ,1, 1937 m0 M iml INVENTOR. Aron 50/0/7101? BYWL/L ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 15, 1938 BOTTLE SEAL Aron Solomon, New York, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Belle F. Marton, New York, N. Y.

Application December 1, 1937, Serial No. 177,395

3 Claims. (Cl. 2157) This invention relates to seals or closures for bottles, jars and the like, and has for one of its objects the provision of a closure of this nature which will protect the contents of the bottles or jars in connection with whichit is used.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a closure or seal' which is adapted to pass through the neck of the bottle or container as well as through the cork or stopper used in connection with such container and provided with means at its ends to prevent unwarranted removal of the seal, thus preventing tampering with the container contents.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bottle closure or seal, the said seal comprising a member having a pair of wires which pass through the bottle neck and cork, the said member being provided at one end thereof with means for twisting the wires about themselves to draw a toothed plate against a weakened area on the bottle neck and break same, so that the same bottle may not be used a second time, thus making the said bottle non-refillable in a certain sense.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this nature, comprising a multi-pronged member, at least one of which prongs is adapted to pass through the container and cork or stopper with which it is used and be twisted at its free end with the free ends of the other prongs which encircle the outside of the container.

Another object is to produce a device of the character described in which the maximum simplicity of construction and operation is secured.

' indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying 'the present inventive concept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention is not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and the latter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a fragmental longitudinal sectional view through a bottle neck, showing my improved seal or closure as applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view thereof taken on line 2--2 Figure 1; and 1 1 Figure 3 is a fragmental side elevation looking from the right of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing, 15 indicates the neck of a bottle having a recess I6 to provide a weakened or frangible wall area H. The said weakened or frangible area is provided with a pair of holes or openings [8 into which extend or project tooth-like formations 19 on a plate 20. The plate 20 is secured to a preferably soft wire loop 2! having prongs or legs 22 which pass through the openings 18 in one side of the neck of the bottle as well as through openings 23 in a cork stopper 24 and emerge through openings 25 in alinement with the openings I8 but disposed on the opposite side of the neck. At the area of the bottle neck where the wire prongs 22 emerge the bottle neck is slightlyfiattened or countersunk as at 26. Secured to the ends of the wire prongs or legs 22 is a thumb piece 21 having a reduced portion 28 having a rounded end 29 fitting against the flattened portion 26.

To remove or pour out the contents of the bottle, the thumb piece 21 is turned tending to twist the ends of the wire prongs 22 one about the other, and simultaneously therewith drawing the teeth l9 inwardly, such action causing the weakened or frangible area I! between the holes l8 to snap or break off. By further turning or twisting the thumb pieces 21 the said wire prongs are broken off, the said thumb piece 21 and the cork may then be withdrawn from the bottle. It will readily be seen that due to the breaking of the bottle at I! the said bottle is unfit for re-use and cannot again be filled with spurious liquor or other contents to be passed off as the original, as it is impossible to replace the broken portion 11. It is also to be understood that due to the fact that the cork or stopper is in place in the neck of the bottle when the break occurs, the broken glass cannot fall into the bottle contents.

It is to be understood that the tensile strength of the wire from which the loop and prong arrangement 2l-22 is formed is such that the weakened area I! will break when the thumb piece 2'! is turned long before the wire prongs can possibly be sheared. It is further to be understood that the outer edges of the openings 25 through which the wire prongs 22 extend need not be sharp but may be rounded or chamfered so as to prevent any shearing tendency between the said prongs and openings. Likewise the thickness of the area [1 may be such that a direct pull of any appreciable amount upon the thumb piece 2! will exert suflicient strain upon the said area to fracture same without first turning the finger piece 21.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple inexpensive yet eiiicient bottle or jar seal which will make the bottle or container with which it is used non-refillable.

I desire it understood that wherever in the claims the term bottle is used all other containers such as jars or the like are to be included, whether made of glass composition, paper, or any other suitable material, and wherever the term cork is used, any stopper, such as glass, rubber, etc.

is intended to be included.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a bottle having diametrically opposite pairs of openings near the mouth thereof, the openings comprising each pair being spaced one from the other, a weakened area on the bottle through which one pair of openings extend, a stopper having a pair of spaced apart openings extending therethrough and in alinement with the bottle openings, a toothed plate, the teeth of which extend into the openings at the said weakened area, a wire loop secured to the said plate and extending through all of the aforementioned openings, and means secured to the wire loop at the end opposite to the toothed plate, whereby the teeth on the plate may be caused to exert a pressure on the bottle to fracture same.

2. A seal for use in connection with a corked bottle having perforations extending through the cork and both sides of the bottle, the said seal comprising a toothed plate, the teeth of which are adapted to enter the perforations on one side of the bottle, a pair of wires secured to the plate and extending through all of the perforations, and a finger piece secured to the wires at the end opposite the plate, whereby the teeth on the plate may be caused to exert a pressure on the bottle to fracture same.

3., In combination with a bottle having diametrically opposite pairs of openings near the mouth thereof, the openings comprising each pair being spaced one from the other, a weakened area on the bottle through which one pair of openings extend, a stopper having a pair of spaced apart openings extending therethrough and. in alinement with the bottle openings, a toothed plate, the teeth of which extend into the openings at the said weakened area, a wire loop secured to the said plate and extending through all of the aforementioned openings, a flattened area on the bottle on the side diametrically opposite the weakened area, through which the other pair of openings extend, a finger piece secured to the wire loop at the said flattened bottle area, and a rounded end on the said finger piece in abutment with the said flattened area.

ARON SOLOMON. 

